Montana crop & livestock reporter [electronic resource]

2007·0.08 MB·English

by  Montana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service

Montana Crop & L ivestock Reporter

Cooperating with the Montana Department of Agriculture
Issue: 09-05 Released: March 5, 2009

HIGHLIGHTS inventory and lambs born, up slightly The total value of non-predatory losses
from last year. was $2.3 million in 2008, compared with
2008 MT Sheep & Lamb Losses
$2.2 million in 2007. Non-predatory
2008 All Wheat County Estimates
The number of sheep and lambs lost to all losses accounted for 58 percent of all
Ag Prices Received
predators totaled 15,200 head, down losses. The largest non-predatory cause of
2008 Honey Production
1,800 head from last year. Lamb losses losses was weather at 11,500 head.
2008 Chicken Inventory & Annual
by all predators amounted to 12,200 head, Sheep lost to non-predatory factors totaled
Egg Production
down 12 percent from last year. The 9,600 head, 9 percent higher than 2007.
January 2009 U.S. Egg Production
number of sheep lost to all predators Non-predatory lamb losses came in at

totaled 3,000, down 100 head from a year 19,600 head, 900 head higher than a year
Montana Sheep and Lamb Loss 2008
ago. Predators caused an estimated $1.1 ago.

million in losses in 2008, down 12 percent
Montana sheep and lamb producers lost
from the previous year. Losses due to Producers reported slightly more sheep
50,000 animals to weather, predators,
predators amounted to 2.9 percent of the and lambs lost to unknown causes this
disease and other causes during 2008,
January 1 inventory and lambs born and past year. The number of sheep and
representing a total value of $3.7 million.
30 percent of all sheep and lamb deaths. lambs lost to unknown causes increased 2
The total number of sheep and lambs lost
Coyotes remained the largest predator for percent from last year. Lambs lost to
remained unchanged from last year, but
both sheep and lambs. Coyotes accounted unknown causes totaled 4,200 head,
the total value of inventory lost was 3
for 67 percent of the predator caused compared with 3,400 head last year.
percent less than a year ago. The January
losses and 20 percent of all death losses in Unknown causes claimed 1,400 sheep,
1, 2008 inventory was 7 percent less than
the state. The value of losses attributed to compared with 2,100 head last year. The
the previous year. Sheep and lamb deaths
coyotes was $0.7 million. value of sheep and lambs lost to unknown
amounted to 9.5 percent of the January 1
causes decreased slightly to $0.4 million.

Sheep & Lambs: Death Losses by Cause, Montana 2007-2008
SHEEP LOSS LAMB LOSS TOTAL LOSS

Cause of Loss Number of Head Value in Dollars Number of Head Value in Dollars Number of Head Value in Dollars
(000) 1/ (000) 2/ (000)
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
Predators
Bear 400 300 48.0 33.9 300 500 18.2 30.0 700 800 66.2 63.9
Bobcat -- -- -- -- -- 100 -- 6.0 -- 100 -- 6.0
Coyote 1,900 1,900 228.0 214.7 9,800 8,300 593.9 498.0 11,700 10,200 821.9 712.7
Dog 300 200 36.0 22.6 400 400 24.2 24.0 700 600 60.2 46.6
Eagle -- -- -- -- 800 900 48.5 54.0 800 900 48.5 54.0
Fox -- -- -- -- 1,100 1,300 66.7 78.0 1,100 1,300 66.7 78.0
Mountain Lion 100 200 12.0 22.6 300 200 18.2 12.0 400 400 30.2 34.6
Wolf 200 200 24.0 22.6 400 300 24.2 18.0 600 500 48.2 40.6
Other Animals -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Unknown Predators 200 200 24.0 22.6 800 200 48.5 12.0 1,000 400 72.5 34.6
Total Predators 3,100 3,000 372.0 339.0 13,900 12,200 842.4 732.0 17,000 15,200 1,214.4 1,071.0
Non-Predators
Total Diseases 2,800 1,700 336.0 192.1 5,000 3,700 303.0 222.0 7,800 5,400 639.0 414.1
Lambing Complications 1,100 900 132.0 101.7 5,600 4,800 339.4 288.0 6,700 5,700 471.4 389.7
Old Age 3,000 3,300 360.0 372.9 -- -- -- -- 3,000 3,300 360.0 372.9
On Back 600 400 72.0 45.2 -- 100 -- 6.0 600 500 72.0 51.2
Poison 700 400 84.0 45.2 500 400 30.3 24.0 1,200 800 114.3 69.2
Theft -- -- -- -- 100 400 6.1 24.0 100 400 6.1 24.0
Weather Conditions 400 2,500 48.0 282.5 6,500 9,000 393.9 540.0 6,900 11,500 441.9 822.5
Other 200 400 24.0 45.2 1,000 1,200 60.6 72.0 1,200 1,600 84.6 117.2
Total Non-Predators 8,800 9,600 1,056.0 1,084.8 18,700 19,600 1,133.3 1,176.0 27,500 29,200 2,189.3 2,260.8
Unknown Causes 2,100 1,400 252.0 158.2 3,400 4,200 206.0 252.0 5,500 5,600 458.0 410.2
Total Loss 14,000 14,000 1,680.0 1,582.0 36,000 36,000 2,181.7 2,160.0 50,000 50,000 3,861.7 3,742.0
1/ Using average reported value for Ewes 1+. 2/ Lamb values equal to market year average price received for lambs multiplied by an average weight of
60 pounds per lamb. -- Denotes less than 100 head.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
All Wheat Acreage, Yield, and Production by Counties and Districts, 2008
County ALL IRRIGATED
and Planted Net Planted 1/ Harvested Yield Production Planted Harvested Yield Production
District Acres Acres Acres Bushels Bushels Rank Acres Acres Bushels Bushels
Deer Lodge -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Flathead 19,300 19,300 19,300 56.5 1,095,000 28 8,500 8,500 65.0 551,000
Granite 1,200 1,200 1,200 70.0 84,000 50 1,200 1,200 70.0 84,000
Lake 15,100 15,100 14,800 60.5 895,000 30 -- -- -- --
Lincoln -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Mineral -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Missoula 2,500 2,500 2,500 57.0 142,500 48 -- -- -- --
Powell 600 600 600 47.5 28,500 53 -- -- -- --
Ravalli 3,200 3,200 3,100 34.0 105,500 49 -- -- -- --
Sanders 1,700 1,700 1,700 30.5 51,500 51 -- -- -- --
Other 1,500 1,500 1,500 38.5 58,000 -- 14,400 14,100 63.5 898,000
NORTHWEST 45,100 45,100 44,700 55.0 2,460,000 -- 24,100 23,800 64.5 1,533,000
Blaine 198,900 195,000 190,300 29.0 5,524,000 12 10,000 8,500 61.5 522,000
Chouteau 533,500 522,500 511,200 45.0 22,923,000 1 3,500 3,300 79.0 260,000
Glacier 133,500 132,400 131,300 32.0 4,187,000 16 -- -- -- --
Hill 442,400 434,400 427,200 38.0 16,336,000 2 1,400 1,300 69.0 90,000
Liberty 270,200 261,200 256,100 32.5 8,274,000 3 -- -- -- --
Phillips 142,100 139,000 128,900 27.0 3,498,000 17 5,100 4,000 52.0 207,000
Pondera 196,600 191,600 186,800 41.5 7,781,000 4 18,500 17,800 75.5 1,347,000
Teton 176,600 174,600 169,500 45.5 7,712,000 5 19,700 19,600 70.5 1,380,000
Toole 243,700 242,700 238,600 27.0 6,430,000 8 700 700 65.5 46,000
Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 7,600 7,400 56.0 416,000
N. CENTRAL 2,337,500 2,293,400 2,239,900 37.0 82,665,000 -- 66,500 62,600 68.0 4,268,000
Daniels 289,000 286,900 283,000 17.0 4,794,000 13 600 600 40.0 24,000
Dawson 180,700 178,700 172,200 20.0 3,475,000 18 -- -- -- --
Garfield 109,300 108,300 107,300 29.5 3,179,000 20 -- -- -- --
McCone 240,800 238,500 222,200 20.5 4,597,000 14 3,500 3,400 45.0 153,000
Richland 182,500 181,000 161,200 16.5 2,631,000 22 15,900 15,300 58.0 886,000
Roosevelt 364,300 361,700 339,600 17.5 5,907,000 9 9,100 9,000 56.5 509,000
Sheridan 335,600 335,600 330,300 17.5 5,840,000 10 3,200 3,200 62.0 199,000
Valley 322,300 320,300 315,900 22.5 7,077,000 6 9,900 9,900 58.5 578,000
Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 3,300 3,300 59.0 194,000
NORTHEAST 2,024,500 2,011,000 1,931,700 19.5 37,500,000 -- 45,500 44,700 57.0 2,543,000
Broadwater 40,900 39,400 38,000 46.0 1,751,000 24 14,100 13,500 80.0 1,077,000
Cascade 148,200 145,000 142,000 39.5 5,574,000 11 6,700 6,500 68.5 445,000
Fergus 195,200 194,200 189,700 36.5 6,922,000 7 1,200 1,000 53.0 53,000
Golden Valley 31,300 31,300 30,300 27.5 835,000 32 1,500 1,500 52.5 79,000
Judith Basin 88,100 86,800 85,500 28.0 2,415,000 23 2,100 1,800 63.5 114,000
Lewis & Clark 21,800 19,200 19,100 36.0 683,000 38 -- -- -- --
Meagher 10,500 10,500 9,700 30.5 297,000 44 900 900 79.0 71,000
Musselshell 39,900 39,900 29,100 20.5 603,000 42 1,400 1,200 51.5 62,000
Petroleum 30,300 27,600 26,300 27.5 718,000 35 -- -- -- --
Wheatland 40,500 40,200 36,300 20.0 722,000 34 1,100 1,000 35.0 35,000
Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 5,900 5,800 58.0 335,000
CENTRAL 646,700 634,100 606,000 34.0 20,520,000 -- 34,900 33,200 68.5 2,271,000
Beaverhead 10,600 10,600 10,500 66.5 696,000 37
Gallatin 58,900 58,900 57,500 49.5 2,856,000 21 21,800 21,700 77.0 1,673,000
Jefferson 4,200 4,200 4,200 36.5 153,000 47 -- -- -- --
Madison 11,900 11,900 11,400 59.0 670,000 39 7,800 7,800 74.5 582,000
Silver Bow -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 8,800 8,800 79.5 698,000
SOUTHWEST 85,600 85,600 83,600 52.5 4,375,000 -- 38,400 38,300 77.0 2,953,000
Big Horn 134,400 134,100 124,300 35.5 4,420,000 15 16,400 14,800 68.0 1,010,000
Carbon 11,000 11,000 10,800 26.5 285,000 45 -- -- -- --
Park 13,200 13,200 12,400 29.5 363,000 43 3,600 3,200 41.5 133,000
Stillwater 46,600 46,400 44,900 27.0 1,208,000 26 1,200 1,200 63.5 76,000
Sweetgrass 5,900 5,900 5,900 29.5 173,000 46 -- -- -- --
Treasure 10,600 10,600 10,500 57.5 604,000 41 -- -- -- --
Yellowstone 102,300 102,000 100,000 32.5 3,236,000 19 6,300 6,200 74.0 459,000
Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 9,500 9,400 72.0 675,000
S. CENTRAL 324,000 323,200 308,800 33.5 10,289,000 -- 37,000 34,800 67.5 2,353,000
Carter 42,700 42,600 40,400 28.5 1,150,000 27 -- -- -- --
Custer 32,600 31,400 27,200 27.0 737,000 33 3,400 3,400 58.0 197,000
Fallon 48,300 47,800 45,200 23.5 1,065,000 29 -- -- -- --
Powder River 22,600 22,600 21,300 32.5 697,000 36 -- -- -- --
Prairie 39,700 39,600 32,800 27.0 892,000 31 -- -- -- --
Rosebud 53,700 53,700 53,100 33.0 1,742,000 25 -- -- -- --
Wibaux 37,000 36,900 35,300 18.0 638,000 40 -- -- -- --
Other -- -- -- -- -- -- 10,200 9,900 72.5 717,000
SOUTHEAST 276,600 274,600 255,300 27.0 6,921,000 -- 13,600 13,300 68.5 914,000
MONTANA 5,740,000 5,667,000 5,470,000 30.0 164,730,000 260,000 250,700 67.0 16,835,000
1/ Planted acres less winter wheat replanted to spring wheat. -- Counties with no acres planted or counties that are combined into “other” counties/districts to avoid
disclosure of individual information.
January 2009 Prices Received $39.50, calves jumped $9.80 to $107.00 The U.S. mid-February winter wheat price
per cwt, but beef cattle decreased $3.40 to was $5.20 per bushel, spring wheat was
January 2009 full-month crop prices were $74.20 per cwt. Sheep prices rose $1.20 to $6.51 per bushel, durum wheat was $7.79
mostly higher when compared with $28.20 per cwt and lambs increased $6.00 per bushel, malt barley was $5.85 per
December 2008. Montana's winter wheat to $108.00 per cwt. All milk prices bushel, feed barley was $2.74 per bushel,
price decreased $0.23 to $5.86 per bushel, decreased $0.70 from last month to and oats were $2.27 per bushel. Steers and
but spring wheat rose $0.29 to $7.24 per $17.50 per cwt. Livestock prices for mid heifers were $85.40 per cwt, cows were
bushel and durum wheat increased $0.51 February were mostly higher with steer $44.30 per cwt, calves were $105.00 per
to $10.20 per bushel. Feed barley prices and heifer prices at $94.20 per cwt, cows cwt, and all milk was $11.50 per cwt.
rose $0.31 from the previous month to were $42.00 per cwt, beef cattle were
$2.94 per bushel and malt barley prices $78.50 per cwt, calves were $109.00 per The preliminary All Farm Products Index
decreased $0.23 to $5.66 per bushel. cwt, and all milk prices were $15.70 per of Prices Received by Farmers in
cwt. February, at 127 percent, based on 1990-
The mid-February price for alfalfa hay 92=100, decreased 12 points (8.6 percent)
rose $2.00 to $111.00 per ton from Nationally, prices for January and from January. The Crop Index is down 12
January, but all other hay decreased $1.00 changes from December were as follows: points (7.5 percent) and the Livestock
to $103.00 per ton. Mid-February grain winter wheat was $5.73 per bushel, up Index decreased 5 points (4.4 percent).
prices were mostly higher than January $0.32, spring wheat was $7.03 per bushel, Producers received lower prices for
with winter wheat at $5.75 per bushel, up $0.13, durum wheat was $8.15 per lettuce, milk, corn, and eggs and higher
durum wheat was $7.87 per bushel, spring bushel, down $0.20, all barley was $5.29 prices for snap beans, strawberries, hogs,
wheat was $6.73 per bushel, feed barley per bushel, down $0.08, oats were $2.74 and turkeys. In addition to prices, the
was $3.29 per bushel, and malt barley was per bushel, down $0.36, steers and heifers overall index is also affected by the
$6.87 per bushel. were $85.80 per cwt, up $0.10, cows were seasonal change based on a 3-year
$42.30 per cwt, up $2.10, calves were average mix of commodities producers
Livestock prices for the full month of $106.00 per cwt, up $7.10, sheep were sell. Increased monthly marketings of
January were mostly higher when $31.40 per cwt, down $1.50, lambs were cattle, milk, broilers, and strawberries
compared with December 2008. Steer and $101.00 per cwt, unchanged, and all milk offset decreased marketings of corn,
heifer prices increased $1.60 to $93.70 was $13.30 per cwt, down $2.30. soybeans, wheat, and cotton.
per cwt, cows rose $1.00 per cwt to

United States Index Summary
INDEX (1990-92=100) January 2008 February 2008 January 2009 February 2009
Prices Received 144 146 139 127
Prices Paid, Interest, Taxes, & Farm Wage Rates 1/ 169 171 175 173
Ratio 2/ 85 85 79 73
1/ Prices paid indexes (1990-92=100) published monthly. 2/ Ratio of index of prices received by farmers to index of prices paid.

Montana Average Farm Prices Received
U Monthly Average Change from Previous Mid-Month Avg
N Montana U.S. Month Year Montana U.S.
Commodity
I Jan 2008 Dec 2008 Jan 2009 Jan 2009 Dec 2008 Jan 2008 15-Feb-09 15-Feb-09
T Dollars
Winter Wheat Bu 6.66 6.09 5.86 5.73 -0.23 -0.80 5.75 5.20
Durum Wheat Bu 10.20 9.69 10.20 8.15 +0.51 0.0 7.87 7.79
Spring Wheat Bu 8.07 6.95 7.24 7.03 +0.29 -0.83 6.73 6.51
All Wheat Bu 7.29 6.53 6.57 6.21 +0.04 -0.72 6.21 5.73
All Barley Bu 4.78 5.76 5.55 5.29 -0.21 +0.77 6.73 5.37
Feed Barley Bu 4.96 2.63 2.94 2.96 +0.31 -2.02 3.29 2.74
Malt Barley Bu 4.56 5.89 5.66 5.60 -0.23 +1.10 6.87 5.85
Oats Bu 3.06 3.22 na 2.74 0.0 0.0 na 2.27
Alfalfa Hay Ton 81.00 126.00 109.00 149.00 -17.00 +28.00 111.00 143.00
All Other Hay Ton 71.00 120.00 104.00 110.00 -16.00 +33.00 103.00 107.00
All Hay Baled Ton 77.00 125.00 108.00 136.00 -17.00 +31.00 110.00 132.00
Steers & Heifers Cwt 98.80 92.10 93.70 85.80 +1.60 -5.10 94.20 85.40
Cows Cwt 45.50 38.50 39.50 42.30 +1.00 -6.00 42.00 44.30
Beef Cattle 1/ Cwt 89.20 77.60 74.20 80.10 -3.40 -15.00 78.50 80.20
Calves Cwt 116.00 97.20 107.00 106.00 +9.80 -9.00 109.00 105.00
Sheep Cwt 28.70 27.00 28.20 31.40 +1.20 -0.50 na na
Lambs Cwt 103.00 102.00 108.00 101.00 +6.00 +5.00 na na
All Milk Cwt 20.70 18.20 17.50 13.30 -0.70 -3.20 15.70 11.50
1/ Composite of steers, heifers, and cows. na-not available.
2008 Montana and U.S. Honey all color classes and marketing channels. bird on December 1, 2007, to $3.38 per
Production Prices for the 2007 crop reflect honey bird on December 1, 2008.
sold in 2007 and 2008. Some 2007 crop
Montana honey producers with five or honey was sold in 2008, which caused January U.S. Egg Production Up
more colonies during 2008 produced 9.4 some revisions to the 2007 crop prices. Slightly
million pounds of honey, up 2 percent
from 2007. The estimate of honey 2008 Chicken Inventory and Egg U.S. egg production totaled 7.67 billion
production includes production by Production, Montana and U.S. during January 2009, up slightly from
colonies that were in the state for part of last year. Production included 6.59
the year. There were 134,000 colonies There were 510,000 chickens (excluding billion table eggs, and 1.08 billion
producing honey in 2008, compared with broilers) on Montana farms and ranches hatching eggs, of which 1.00 billion
135,000 colonies in 2007. The honey on December 1, 2008, up 4 percent from were broiler-type and 72 million were
yield per colony was 70 pounds, up 2 a year ago. The December 1, 2008 egg-type. The total number of layers
pounds from a year ago. December 15, inventory included 350,000 layers 20 during January 2009 averaged 341
2008 honey stocks were 4.6 million weeks old and older, 159,000 pullets, million, down 1 percent from last year.
pounds, up from 2.5 million pounds in and 1,000 other chickens. The total value January egg production per 100 layers
2007. of all chickens on December 1, 2008 was was 2,249 eggs, up 1 percent from
$1.9 million, down 4 percent from last January 2008.
Prices for Montana honey increased year. The average value per bird, at
$0.38 from 2007 to $1.37 per pound in $3.80, was down $0.30 per bird from All layers in the U.S. on February 1,
2008. The 2008 value of honey 2007. 2009 totaled 341 million, down 1 percent
production was $12.85 million dollars, from last year. The 341 million layers
up 41 percent from last year due to Montana chickens produced 115 million consisted of 284 million layers
higher prices and production. eggs during the year ending November producing table or market type eggs,
30, 2008, up 7 percent from 2007. The 54.4 million layers producing broiler-
U.S. honey production in 2008 from state had an average of 355,000 layers in type hatching eggs, and 3.03 million
producers with five or more colonies 2008, unchanged from a year ago. The layers producing egg-type hatching eggs.
totaled 161 million pounds, up 8 percent average production per layer on hand Rate of lay per day on February 1, 2009,
from 2007. There were 2.30 million was 324 eggs, up from 301 in 2007. averaged 72.1 eggs per 100 layers, up 2
colonies producing honey in 2008, down percent from February 1, 2008.
6 percent from 2007. Yield per colony For the U.S., layer numbers during 2008
averaged 69.9 pounds, up 15 percent averaged 340 million, down 2 percent Egg-type chicks hatched during January
from the 60.7 pounds in 2007. Colonies from the year earlier. The annual 2009 totaled 38.1 million, down 5
which produced honey in more than one average production per layer on hand in percent from January 2008. Eggs in
State were counted in each State where 2008 was 266 eggs, down 1 percent from incubators totaled 35.2 million on
the honey was produced. Therefore, 2007. February 1, 2009, down 1 percent from a
yields per colony may be understated, year ago.
but total production would not be U.S. egg production during the year
impacted. Colonies were not included if ending November 30, 2008 totaled 90.2 Domestic placements of egg-type pullet
honey was not harvested. Producer billion eggs, down 1 percent from 2007. chicks for future hatchery supply flocks
honey stocks were 50.4 million pounds Table egg production, at 76.8 billion by leading breeders totaled 240 thousand
on December 15, 2008, down 4 percent eggs, was down 1 percent from the during January 2009, up 14 percent from
from a year earlier. Stocks held by previous year. Hatching egg production, January 2008.
producers exclude stocks held under the at 13.3 billion eggs, was down 1 percent
commodity loan program. from 2007. Broiler-type chicks hatched during
January 2009 totaled 778 million, down
Honey prices in the United States The total number of chickens on 5 percent from January 2008. Eggs in
increased to a record high during 2008 to December 1, 2008 (excluding incubators totaled 624 million on
141.0 cents, up 31 percent from 107.7 commercial broilers) in the United States February 1, 2009, down 8 percent from a
cents in 2007. U.S. and State level was 446 million birds, down 3 percent year earlier.
prices reflect honey sold through retail, from last year.
cooperatives, and private channels. Leading breeders placed 6.73 million
Prices for each color class are derived by The total value of all chickens on broiler-type pullet chicks for future
weighting the quantities sold for each December 1, 2008 was $1.51 billion, up domestic hatchery supply flocks during
marketing channel. Honey prices for 11 percent from December 1, 2007. The January 2009, down 4 percent from
2008 were up from the previous year for average value increased from $2.95 per January 2008.

COMING IN THE NEXT REPORTER Steve Anderson, Director
John Hilton, Deputy Director
Wheat & Barley Movement Livestock Slaughter
Wendy Bruski, Editor
2008 Livestock Slaughter Egg Production
10 W 15th Street, Helena, MT 59626
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Milk Production
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